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- DictionaryRuth·less·ness/ˈro͞oTHləsnəs/
noun
- 1. the quality of lacking pity or compassion for others: "the real-world ruthlessness of business"
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the quality of not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others when deciding what you need to do: He behaved with utter ruthlessness. There was a certain ruthlessness about her. See. ruthless. Fewer examples. I question whether he has the ambition or the ruthlessness to succeed as chairman.
Ruthless definition: without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless. See examples of RUTHLESS used in a sentence.
Synonyms for RUTHLESSNESS: mercilessness, cruelty, pitilessness, savagery, heartlessness, sadism, brutality, inhumanity; Antonyms of RUTHLESSNESS: sympathy, compassion, kindness, humanity, humaneness, benignity, tenderness, warmth
adjective. /ˈruːθləs/. /ˈruːθləs/. (often disapproving) (of people or their behaviour) hard and cruel; determined to get what you want and not caring if you hurt other people. a ruthless dictator. The way she behaved towards him was utterly ruthless. He has a ruthless determination to succeed.
noun. /ˈruːθləsnəs/ [uncountable] (often disapproving) hard and cruel behaviour; being determined to get what you want without caring if you hurt other people. Tyson gained a reputation for ruthlessness. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
noun. The property of being ruthless. Wiktionary. Synonyms: pitilessness. mercilessness. cruelty. Origin of Ruthlessness. ruthless + -ness. From Wiktionary. Ruthlessness Sentence Examples. These and other actions indicate that William could show on occasion a cold and cynical ruthlessness.
RUTHLESS definition: not caring if you hurt or upset other people when you try to get what you want: . Learn more.
